Earth File #529 // SOURCED record

Reported luminous source observation near Landes, Aquitaine — 26 November 1979

The official case record states that a farmer observed a very bright white luminous source at around 6 a.m., approximately 700–800 meters away. The source reportedly moved vertically with a small amplitude about five or six meters above the ground; a dark, spherical-shaped area was seen beneath it. The record notes no noise, no ground trace, no additional testimony, and missing gendarmerie photographs. GEIPAN classified the case as C, citing a lack of reliable information.
Source // GEIPAN / CNES UAP Case Archive Earth record separated from alien editorial
FRED // CASE CONSOLE
SOL-3 // FILE 0529 // CH 11
CONTEXT VIEW // NOT SOURCE MEDIA
CASE FINGERPRINT
438B-292C-0338
MORNING
? WITNESS CONTEXT
Reported motionOTHER
FRED // FIELD ASSESSMENT // generated from Earth Record metadata
OTHER
Aquitaine region, Landes department // Nov 26, 1979 06:00. The diagram on the left is a structured-record visualization—not a reconstruction, photograph, sensor return, or additional evidence.
INSUFFICIENT DATA MORNING GEIPAN / CNES UAP Case Archive
Witness pictureFarmer 1 interface marker(s) // not a headcount estimate
Motion traceReported motionMoved vertically with a small amplitude, Observed at approximately five or six meters above the ground, No noise reported
Sensor / evidenceNo sensor type statedOn-site investigation, No ground trace found
Fred's paperwork completeness8/9 fields // 89%
Interface completeness only // this score does not measure truth, evidence strength, or extraterrestrial probability
1 document(s)1 source node(s)12 structured claim(s) location precision: region Moved vertically with a small amplitudeObserved at approximately five or six meters above the groundNo noise reported
FRED // FIELD ASSESSMENTNo source image, thin visual metadata, and therefore no decorative radar pretending it learned something. You are welcome.
Fred case console // context visualization // not evidence
Visitor Transmission // AlienBox editorial layer
Your GEIPAN/CNES record describes a farmer’s report from Landes, Aquitaine, on 26 November 1979: a very bright white source, seen around 6 a.m. at roughly 700–800 meters, moving vertically about five or six meters above the ground. A dark spherical-shaped area was reported beneath it; no noise or ground trace was recorded. The gendarmerie photographs were not found in the file. GEIPAN classified the case C, for lack of reliable information. We cannot identify the phenomenon either. Even our archive has limits, which is poor filing practice by any planetary standard.
Fred // Earth Records Liaison // AlienBox editorial layer
A farmer’s report from Landes describes a bright, silent source moving slightly above the ground, with no trace found afterward. The GEIPAN record is SOURCED, but quite properly classified C: no additional testimony, and the gendarmerie photographs are not in the file. “Unidentified” remains the correct label. It is not a synonym for “please select extraterrestrial.” Off the Earth Record, even the Visitors do not recognize this one. I briefly suspected Mivra Qel, an Orinthian who once borrowed an observation craft for a midnight Earth snack run and returned with brightly colored frozen drinks, a novelty cup, and an unconvincing mileage explanation. But Mivra has never met a restricted corridor she considered binding; this still does not make her responsible. Annoying, really. An unresolved file is harder to discipline than a guilty cousin.
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When
1979-11-26 06:00:00
Where
Aquitaine region, Landes department
Morphology
OTHER
Evidence authority
SOURCED
Resolution
INSUFFICIENT DATA

Earth Record // SOURCED

Human-world claims below are kept separate from Fred and Visitor editorial/lore. Translation changes language, not evidence status.
Witness typesFarmer
Sensor typesNot stated
Evidence typesOn-site investigation, No ground trace found, Gendarmerie photographs reportedly taken but missing from the file
The observation date was 1979-11-26.
Claim #6050 // FACTUAL CLAIM // SOURCED // 99% extraction confidence
“Observation date 26/11/1979”
Source: TILH (40) 26.11.1979 // [[T0001]] Case details
The observation occurred in the Aquitaine region, in the Landes department.
Claim #6051 // FACTUAL CLAIM // SOURCED // 99% extraction confidence
“Region Aquitaine Department Landes”
Source: TILH (40) 26.11.1979 // [[T0001]] Case details
GEIPAN classified the case as C.
Claim #6052 // FACTUAL CLAIM // SOURCED // 99% extraction confidence
“Classification C”
Source: TILH (40) 26.11.1979 // [[T0001]] Case details
The recorded phenomenon type was "Lack of reliable information."
Claim #6053 // FACTUAL CLAIM // SOURCED // 99% extraction confidence
“Phenomenon type Lack of reliable information”
Source: TILH (40) 26.11.1979 // [[T0001]] Case details
The case summary describes an observation of a luminous source with no noise.
Claim #6054 // FACTUAL CLAIM // SOURCED // 99% extraction confidence
“Observation of a luminous source. No noise.”
Source: TILH (40) 26.11.1979 // [[T0001]] Summary
On November 26 at around 6 a.m., a farmer in a field saw a very bright white luminous source approximately seven or eight hundred meters away.
Claim #6055 // FACTUAL CLAIM // SOURCED // 98% extraction confidence
“On November 26 at around 6 a.m., a farmer in a field saw, seven or eight hundred meters away, a very bright white luminous source.”
Source: TILH (40) 26.11.1979 // [[T0001]] Description
The luminous source moved vertically with a small amplitude at a height of five or six meters above the ground.
Claim #6056 // FACTUAL CLAIM // SOURCED // 98% extraction confidence
“This glow moved vertically with a small amplitude at a height of five or six meters above the ground.”
Source: TILH (40) 26.11.1979 // [[T0001]] Description
A dark, spherical-shaped area was seen beneath the light.
Claim #6057 // FACTUAL CLAIM // SOURCED // 98% extraction confidence
“A dark, spherical-shaped area was seen beneath this light.”
Source: TILH (40) 26.11.1979 // [[T0001]] Description
The on-site investigation revealed no trace on the ground.
Claim #6058 // FACTUAL CLAIM // SOURCED // 99% extraction confidence
“The on-site investigation revealed no trace on the ground.”
Source: TILH (40) 26.11.1979 // [[T0001]] Description
No military training flight had been recorded at that time on the day of the observation.
Claim #6059 // FACTUAL CLAIM // SOURCED // 99% extraction confidence
“No military training flight had been recorded at that time on the day of the observation.”
Source: TILH (40) 26.11.1979 // [[T0001]] Description
No other testimony was collected about the phenomenon, and the record states that information was lacking.
Claim #6060 // FACTUAL CLAIM // SOURCED // 99% extraction confidence
“No other testimony was collected about this phenomenon, for which we lack information.”
Source: TILH (40) 26.11.1979 // [[T0001]] Description
The photographs taken by the gendarmes were not found in the gendarmerie file.
Claim #6061 // FACTUAL CLAIM // SOURCED // 99% extraction confidence
“The photographs taken by the gendarmes were not found in the gendarmerie file.”
Source: TILH (40) 26.11.1979 // [[T0001]] Description
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